VUC Storstrøm - Some FactsSituated in DenmarkIn region Sjælland

In 6 towns

VUC Storstrøm – More factsVUC Storstrøms mission is to offer general adult education to the adult

citizens of our region. VUC Storstrøms vision is to be the natural choice for young people and adults of continued qualification for jobs, training and education, personal development and general education.

A few interesting facts about the participants in the courses:

• About 5.000 people attend courses at VUC Storstrøm every year(similar to 900 fulltime students)

• there are twice as many women as men • at the higher preparatory examination level most of the participants

are young people under 25

A few interesting facts about the staff:

• We are I all 160 colleagues (120 teachers)• We have 6 departments – the largest distance between two

departments is 111 km – the smallest distance is 25 km

Main aim

• General Adult Education (AVU)Examinations give the same right of access to upper secondary education as examinations at basic school level for youngsters

• Higher Preparatory Examination (HF)General adult education at upper secondary level.

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Additionally, we gives lessons in

• Very basic Danish, Mathematics, English and IT subjects (FVU)

• Special education for dyslexic people • Danish as a second language and other subjects,

especially for people with an ethnic background other than Danish

• Specially arranged further training for a large number of public as well as private businesses and institutions in our region

• Competency development and retraining of unemployed people for municipal employment offices.

Our challenges”We don’t need no education”Especially young men don’t want education – and if they

start at our courses, they often drop out again

Save € 1.3 mill. of a budget of € 13 mill.Cheaper and better education!

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• Fronter as e-learning platform– Blended learning– Individual start to classes– Flex-education

• Videokonferences• Distance learning

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